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Students will learn to use the gantry to lift, lower and move memorials, within the confines of a cemetery / church yard.
The finer details
The candidates will be shown & demonstrated the use of a gantry procedure. Then be asked to prove competency through a practical / theory assessment.
Delivery method
Practical observation and assessmentRecognised by
Lantra AwardsCourse description:
Who should attend?
Any persons working within the bereavement industry in or around cemeteries or church yards. May that be full time or personnel used for cemetery cover.
What will be covered?
This course will cover:
- Health & Safety
- PPE
- Correct memorial location
- Risk assessment
- Correct signage
- Memorial types
- Memorial lifting equipment checks
- Types of memorials
- Calculating of memorial weights
- Surrounding memorial protection
- Gantry construction
- Gantry transport
- Working on gradients & rough terrain
- Gantry placement & levelling
- Methods of slinging
- Methods of lifting & placement of memorials
- Stone types
- Memorial Aftercare.
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